Leeds United entertain Chelsea for the first time in eight-and-a-half years on
Wednesday night in the League Cup. Their fierce rivaly goes back several
decades and contains plenty of bad blood.

Eddie McCreadie on Billy Bremner, FA Cup final replay 1970 Leeds great Johnny Giles said there was always a "special sort of animosity" between the two sides. And the Cup final replay showed why, thanks to Eddie McCreadie's tackle on Billy Bremner. Not that the referee noticed by waving play on.

Chelsea v Leeds, League Cup 2001 The late Nineties saw plenty of bad blood and the beginning of the new millennium was no different. Not least this League Cup fourth round clash (perhaps tempered by this being their first cup match since 1970). Chelsea won 2-0 but the match will be remembered for Eidur Gudjohnsen scoring while Stephen McPhail was on the ground injured and Graeme Le Saux stretchered off after being hit in the face by Alan Smith.

FA Cup Final replay, Old Trafford, 1970 We've seen the McCreadie tackle, now for the full highlights. After all, it is regarded as one of the dirtiest clashes of them all. With the first match ending in a 2-2 draw at Wembley, Old Trafford saw Chelsea lift the Cup, but not before headbutts and punches had been traded.

Perhaps the match - another ferocious one - that sealed the rivalry. "I think you will have to look through the rule book backwards to find a reason," mused the commentator after a Peter Lorimer free kick was disallowed by the referee in the dying minutes.

Alan Smith on Mario Stanic What more to be said? The Leeds midfielder lashes out with his left foot on Mario Stanic and finds his way into the book.

Chelsea v Leeds, Stamford Bridge 1999 Premier League encounters in the late Nineties saw a plethora of yellow and red cards. And this one was no different from the off as Lee Bowyer was booked a minute into the game and Frank Leboeuf sent off for a second yellow. Leeds won 2-0.